Improvement in coverlets



c. K. PEVEY Coverlets.

Patented July 15, 1873.

UN TED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

CHARLES K. PEVEY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN C OVERLET$.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent No. 140,948, dated July 15,1873 application filed June 18, 1873.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES K. PEVEY, of Worcester, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Coverletfor Beds; and I do hereby declare that the following, taken inconnection with the drawings which accompany and form part of thisspecification, is a description of my invention sufficient to enablethose skilled in the art to practice it. i

The invention relates to a new method of forming bed comforters orcoverlets, With special reference to a provisionfor increasing theirwarmth, decreasing theirweight, and lessening their cost. Qomforters, asordinarily made, are composed simply of wadding orcotton- Wool envelopedin cotton cloth, the wadding being heldin position by stitches orfastenin gs passing through from one side to the opposite.

The filling or Waddin g is often made quite thick,

and such comforters are generally too heavy either for comfort or forhealth. In my invention I substitute for the cotton or wool wadding, inWhole or in part, a sheet or sheets of thin paper, preferably *crimpedor corrugated, so that the comforter may be stretched without injuringthe paper; and my invention consists in a bed comforter or coverlet thusmade.

The drawing represents a bed-comforter embodying my improvement.

a and b denote'the opposite portions of the inclosing-cloth. Each ofthese portions may consist of a stuffed sack-like structure, and betweenthe two is interposed the sheet or sheets of paper 0. As beforeremarked, this paper is preferably crimped, crinkled, or corrugated ineachdirection, or lengthwise and crosswise of the sheet, and the threeparts are then connected by the knots or stitches d.

The ,paper being thus applied, the comforter may be freely handled,spread, stretched, turned, and folded without breakage of the paper.With the addition of the paper a very light comforter may be madewithout any stuff? ing, or with but very light wadding, possessingwarmth equal to that imparted by ordinary thickly-stuifed and heavycomforters.

The paper may be rendered impervious to moisture by application ofrubber or other suitable water-proofing material but for ordinarycoverlets the specific construction described is the preferable one.

I claim A bed comforter or coverlet having the interposed paper applied,substantially as shown and described.- A o CHAS. K. PEVEY.

Witnesses: F. A. BRAGG,

0. F. BLIVEN.

